Jamie T and Wet Leg headline Truck Festival 2024

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Jamie T is one of Truck's most requested headliners, while Wet Leg will be playing their first festival headline slot

Jamie T, Wet Leg, The Streets, and IDLES have been announced as the headliners of this year's Truck Festival.

Also announced are The Kooks, Declan McKenna, Yard Act, Holly Humberstone, English Teacher, and Willie J Healey.

The festival takes place at Hill Farm, in Steventon, Oxfordshire, from 25 to 28 July.

Sam Harris, from the Truck Festival team, said it would be the "the ultimate summer party".

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IDLES are the Thursday night headliner, and The Streets will close out the four-day festival

Organisers say Jamie T is "one of the most requested headliners in Truck Festival history", while Wet Leg will be playing their very first festival headline slot.

IDLES have been confirmed as the Thursday night headliner, and The Streets will close out the four-day festival.

The bill includes Sea Girls, Black Honey, Peace, The Snuts, Soft Play, The Mysterines, Sundara Karma, The Magic Gang, Bob Vylan, Katy B, Nieve Ella, Antony Szmierek, 86TVs, Fat Dog, and Lime Garden.

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The festival takes place at Hill Farm, in Steventon, from 25 to 28 July

The event, which is expecting 25,000 revellers, will also see the now traditional annual appearance of The Oxford Symphony Orchestra, Mr Motivator, and Barrioke, which features EastEnders/Barry Evans actor Shaun Williamson singing karaoke classics.

In 2022 the actor made the news when he joined Sam Fender, external on the Truck stage for a duet.

Slots have also been put aside for emerging acts, who can apply via the festival's band app, external.

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Tickets for Truck Festival go on sale from Thursday

Mr Harris, head of marketing for the festival, said: "When we sit down to plan Truck every year, we treat the weekend like the ultimate summer party - complete with friends, amazing moments and the artists we love all in one place.

"To welcome long-awaited headliners like Jamie T and The Streets to Hill Farm is a true honour, whilst having Wet Leg headline their very first festival with us is going to make for a very special weekend."

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About 25,000 revellers are expected at the 2024 event

A ticket pre-sale will take place at 18:00 GMT on Thursday, with the remaining tickets on sale from 10:00 on Friday.

The first Truck Festival was conceived by brothers Robin and Joe Bennett and took place in 1998, when an actual truck was used for the stage.

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